F I L E D

Electronically
08-21-2012:04:29:54 PM
Joey Orduna Hastings
Clerk of the Court
Transaction # 3166586
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IN THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WASHOE
JAMES S. CARPENTIER; and JOAN E.
CARPENTIER,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
AAMES FUNDING CORPORATION, dba
AAMES HOME LOAN, a California
corporation, et aI.,
Defendants.
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Procedural History
Case No.: CV08-01709
Dept. No.: 7
ORDER
On April 20, 2012, this Court entered its Order denying Plaintiffs', James Carpentier and
Joan E. Carpentier's Emergency Motionfor TROIlnjunction; or Pled in the Alternative; Motion
to Set Aside Order Granting Summary Judgment. On May 7, 2012, Plaintiffs filed their Motion
to Alter or Amend Order, or New Trial, or Pled in the Alternative, Motionfor Reconsideration.
On May 17,2012, Defendants, Residential Credit Solutions, Inc., and Quality Loan Service
Corporation, filed its Request for Rule 11 Sanctions and Opposition to Motion to Alter or Amend
Order, or New Trial, or Pled in the Alternative, Alotionfor Reconsideration. On June 5, 2012,
Plaintiffs filed their Opposition to Request for Sanctions, etc. On July 12, 2012, Defendants
submitted the matter for decision.
III
Zach Coughlin, Esq., has been admonished on numerous occasions to conform his
2 pleadings to the simple requirements of the Rules of Civil Procedure. Despite repeated warnings,
3 Mr. Coughlin continues to files specious motions, replete with repetitive arguments made in
4 pleadings in excess of the page limits set by local rule. These deliberate actions burden this court
5 with unnecessary review of immaterial and irrelevant material which unjustifiably consumes
6 precious judicial time and resources.
7 The Court finds sanctions against Mr. Coughlin appropriate in this case. Defendants'
8 Request for Sanctions pursuant to NRCP 11 is GRANTED. Defendants' counsel, McCarthy &
9 Holthus, LLP, is awarded $5,000 to be assessed against Mr. Coughlin personally.
10 Plaintiffs' Motion to Alter or Amend Order or for a New Trial and/or Alternatively,
11 Motionfor Reconsideration is DENIED.
12 DATED this <2/ day of August, 2012.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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3 Pursuant to NRCP 5(b), I hereby certify that I am an employee of the Second Judicial
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District Court of the State of Nevada, County of Washoe; that on this :<! day of August,
2012, I electronically filed the following with the Clerk of the Court by using the ECF system
which will send a notice of electronic filing to the following:
Kristin Schuler-Hintz, Esq. for Residential Credit Solutions, et al.; and
Zach Coughlin, Esq. for James and Joan Carpentier
I deposited in the County mailing system for postage and mailing with the United States
Postal Service in Reno, Nevada, a true copy of the t t c h ~ d document addressed to:
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